Newark-based Prudential Fixed Income has named Yves Trinquet co-managing director and head of quantitative research, the company announced today. He has also been named co-head of risk management.

Prudential Fixed Income is an asset management business of Prudential Financial Inc., also in Newark. Trinquet will oversee the development of proprietary yield curve, credit and risk models, along with all aspects of portfolio risk management.

He will serve alongside Martin Lawlor, Prudential Fixed Income's current managing director and head of risk management. He will eventually replace Lawlor, who has announced plans to retire in 2014.